Update at 2115 KST: this article has been updated to include further comments from an expert.

North Korean first vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian media reported, in a visit a senior Kremlin official said would see her participate in “strategic dialogue” and be presented with a new proposal for resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Choe arrived at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport yesterday afternoon, accompanied by DPRK vice foreign minister Im Chon Il, a senior diplomat responsible for ties with Russia.

Speaking Tuesday on prospects for the visit, Russian deputy foreign minister Igor Morgulov